US Crime & Safety Insights
National analysis of crime rates, safety scores, and security patterns across all 3,144 US counties. Data from FBI UCR.
National Avg Safety Score
50.0
National Avg Total Crime
1473
National Avg Violent Crime
251
Counties Analyzed
3,124
Key Findings
Crime and safety vary significantly across the United States. Nebraska is the safest state with an average safety score of 73.9 across its counties, while District of Columbia has the lowest average at 2.5. District of Columbia reports the highest average total crime rate at 4405 per 100K residents,compared to just 627 in Nebraska.
Nationally, counties average a safety score of 50.0and a total crime rate of 1473 per 100K residents. Violent crime averages 251 per 100K. But these averages hide stark differences: some counties report virtually no violent crime, while others experience rates exceeding 1,000 per 100K.
State Safety Score Rankings
Average safety score by state, computed from all counties with data. Northeastern and Midwestern states tend to dominate the top, while some Southern and Western states anchor the bottom.
Safest States
Most Dangerous States
National Crime Rate Distribution
How the 3,124 analyzed counties are distributed across total crime rate ranges. Most counties fall in the 500-2,000 per 100K range, with a long tail of high-crime counties.
Violent vs. Property Crime
Each point is a US county. Counties with higher property crime tend to have higher violent crime, but the relationship is not perfectly linear. Bubble size represents the county's safety score.
Total Crime Rate by State
Average total crime rate per 100,000 residents by state. Higher values indicate more reported crime. Western and Southern states tend to show higher average crime rates.
Highest Crime Rates
Lowest Crime Rates
Safest Counties
The 10 counties with the highest safety scores. These are predominantly rural and suburban counties with low population density and strong community structures.
Hale County
AL
98
0 per 100K
Aleutians East Borough
AK
98
0 per 100K
Dillingham Census Area
AK
98
0 per 100K
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area
AK
98
0 per 100K
Costilla County
CO
98
0 per 100K
Mineral County
CO
98
0 per 100K
Franklin County
FL
98
0 per 100K
Glades County
FL
98
0 per 100K
Highlands County
FL
98
0 per 100K
Lafayette County
FL
98
0 per 100K